STATE v. SCOTT

No. 506A85.

347 S.E.2d 414 (1986)

STATE of North Carolina v. Jackie Lee SCOTT, Jr.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by David Roy Blackwell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for state.

Malcolm Ray Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender, by Gordon Widenhouse, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


EXUM, Justice.

Defendant's appeal presents two evidentiary questions: Whether the trial court committed reversible error in allowing the prosecutor, over objection, (1) to cross-examine defendant concerning specific instances of sexual misconduct unrelated to the offense charged; and (2) to cross-examine his sister, Debra, regarding sexual misconduct between her and defendant occurring some eight years before the offenses charged. We conclude both rulings constituted...

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